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Tom Ewing | The changing face of lo-fi indie, from Wavves to Sleigh Bellshttp://www.theguardian.com/music/2010/jul/08/tom-ewing-wavves-sleigh-bells-lofi
DIY is now a way to allow a more intimate relationship with a increasingly fickle audience in the context of a shrinking record industry<p>The drum pattern that opens the Ronettes' Be My Baby was once the most thrilling sound in pop. Now, used in tens, maybe hundreds, of other songs, it's one of the cosiest – a tip-off that however fuzzed-out or glammed-up the&nbsp;surrounding music is you're in the safe hands of a pop traditionalist. Its appearance on an indie record – from the Jesus and Mary Chain through the Magnetic Fields to Johnny Boy – is a statement of faith: that certain people and times simply got pop music right.</p><p>So I was a tiny bit disappointed to find&nbsp;that same beat on the new Wavves album, King of the Beach. Not because the California one-man band isn't in hock to the 60s, but because the record mostly downplays its classicism in favour of <sup></sup>lyrical snottiness and goofball punky bounce. The Be My Baby track, When Will You Come, is one of a few spots where King of the Beach slows down and I nod off. That damn intro shouts: &quot;Pay attention! This is proper pop!&quot; but I prefer Wavves when he doesn't telegraph that, when the harmonies sneak past the plasticky guitars and so-what vocals and sucker-punch me with prettiness.</p> <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/music/2010/jul/08/tom-ewing-wavves-sleigh-bells-lofi">Continue reading...</a>MusicCultureIndieSleigh BellsThu, 08 Jul 2010 21:29:17 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/music/2010/jul/08/tom-ewing-wavves-sleigh-bells-lofiPRNathan Williams of lo-fi band WavvesPRNathan Williams of lo-fi band WavvesTom Ewing2010-07-08T21:29:17ZMusic Weekly podcast: Drake and Sleigh Bellshttp://www.theguardian.com/music/musicblog/audio/2010/jun/18/music-weekly-drake-sleigh-bells
Canadian rapper Drake tells us about his soul-searching new album. Plus, New York duo Sleigh Bells on how a chance meeting resulted in their high volume electro-pop <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/music/musicblog/audio/2010/jun/18/music-weekly-drake-sleigh-bells">Continue reading...</a>DrakeUrban musicElectronic musicPop and rockMusicCultureHip-hopSleigh BellsFri, 18 Jun 2010 14:40:52 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/music/musicblog/audio/2010/jun/18/music-weekly-drake-sleigh-bellsPRDrake Photograph: PRPresented by Alexis Petridis and produced by Scott Cawley2010-06-18T14:40:52ZMusic Weekly: Kelishttp://www.theguardian.com/music/musicblog/audio/2010/may/19/music-weekly-kelis
Kelis explains how cookery inspired her return to music. Plus, Sleigh Bells feature in Singles Club and Brighton soul sensation Andreya Triana plays an exclusive live track <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/music/musicblog/audio/2010/may/19/music-weekly-kelis">Continue reading...</a>MusicPop and rockKelisR&BSoulElectronic musicCultureSleigh BellsFri, 21 May 2010 10:26:50 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/music/musicblog/audio/2010/may/19/music-weekly-kelisUniversal Music/PRKelis Photograph: Universal MusicPrestented by Rosie Swash and produced by Peter Sale2010-05-21T10:26:50Z